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July 17, 2019

The Wonder of the Unprecedented: Apollo 11

Saturday, July 20 @ ACC Library

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, the library will host an afternoon of cosmic activities. David Cotten, of UGA’s Small Satellite Research Laboratory, will give a presentation on the NASA CubeSats program, followed by a discussion by UGA physicist Loris Magnani on the subject of manned space exploration. The 2019 documentary Apollo 11 will begin screening around 2:30 p.m., offering never-before-seen footage from NASA’s archives. Unusual in that it contains no voice-over narration, recent interviews or simulations, the film involved cataloging over 11,000 hours of audio recordings and hundreds of hours of video. Following the film, a raffle will give away 3D printed models of lunar modules.

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  • Saturday, July 20

    ACC Library

    12–5 p.m. FREE! www.athenslibrary.org/athens

    The Wonder of the Unprecedented: Apollo 11

    Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing. Dr. David Cotton will give a presentation of UGA’s award-winning CubeSats program, and physicist Loris Magnani will discuss the future of human space exploration. Followed by a screening of the 2019 documentary film Apollo 11. See Calendar Pick on p. 10.

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